Posted by Ali on May 9, 2008
(Article I wrote for Sport Compact Car)
Does Four Times The Price Mean Four Times Better?
writer: Ali Allage
photographer: Devin Lefevere
Not everyone can afford the 35 large required to buy a new road-going rally car from Mitsubishi or Subaru. But almost anyone can afford to buy a used Subaru Impreza GC8. And the best used GC8 has to be the 2.5 RS. It weighs over 430 pounds less than its modern day equivalents. It has all-wheel drive and its Japanese cousin came with a turbocharged engine that put out more than 276bhp. [Read More...]
Posted by Ali on May 8, 2008
A few video of some pretty amazing stuff, Gibson’s Robotic Guitar and a guy playing two guitars at once. Check it out! [Read More...]
Posted by Ali on May 5, 2008
Posted by Ali on May 2, 2008
Spending money on a set of new wheels, suspension, or body kit can help make you car look good, but there’s a cheaper and probably better solution to produce instant results that you can appreciate. Sure a little elbow grease is involved but there’s nothing better then working on your own car. What’s the solution? Detailing using Adam’s Essential Kit. [Read More...]
Posted by Ali on April 30, 2008
Like most aspiring amateur race car drivers, our careers begin on the sofa – watching the heated competition of F1, Le Mans, DTM, Grand Am or World Challenge. As the hours flew by and the laps racked up, dozens of circuits around the world become permanently etched into memory. After some time though, back seat sofa driving got boring. NASA and SCCA provide the means for any aspiring Michael Schumacher to get off the couch and get in their own cars to try the real thing.
Gentlemen, don’t start your engines just yet; like anything worth doing it takes a little time, and due to the inherent danger of performance driving a newbie can’t just jump in a racecar and decide to race. Anything motorsports related uses a ladder system with steps to bring the driver to their goal. [Read More...]
Posted by Ali on April 29, 2008
In 1999, Honda’s were the most popular cars in the aftermarket scene. They were cheap, sporty, had great gas mileage, and offered great quality for the money. At the time I was a poor college student not being able to afford much, driving around a Jeep Wrangle (of all things). I wanted a new car that got better gas mileage then the jeep and could serve as a weekend track warrior. HPDE’s (driving school) were a new thing to me at the time and I wanted to get involved as soon as possible. [Read More...]
Posted by Ali on April 29, 2008
(Check out my video clips for this article here: CLICK TO WATCH VIDEOS)
I know, not your typical part review, but I wanted to try something new. It’s always nice to see something different and out of the normal routine. This is the first part of what will be many more articles to come about my personal path to obtain my license in order to enter into NASA Time Attack series. The car of choice is the project evo, obviously. With all the part reviews we do with this car, it has everything needed to be a good track car and a serious competitor. By running this car through each HPDE weekend also opens the door to follow up articles on how some of the modifications on the car hold up after a solid HPDE season.
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Posted by Ali on April 29, 2008
Posted by Ali on April 29, 2008
Today is the day I officially launched my personal blog and it is also the first day I’ve decided to actually post in it. 
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